> Modern AAA franchises do not innovate. They are just shinier. > There's still artistic and interesting things being created, just not by AAA studios :) I gu

> Modern AAA franchises do not innovate. They are just shinier. > There's still artistic and interesting things being created, just not by AAA studios :) I guess that's my point and I didn't write it very well. AAA publishing/production has become a low-risk money-machine that feeds a very large audience occasionally surprising but increasingly bland content, while making small formulaic incremental changes year-on-year e.g. next-gen textures, bigger maps, more multiplayer servers and modes. Unfortunately a large proportion of players are happy with just that model as evidenced by the revenue derived from it.